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Oxford Biomedica PLC
05 February 2021
 

 

 

 

TR-1 annoucement of major holdings

 

Oxford, UK - 5 February 2021:   Oxford Biomedica plc ("Oxford Biomedica" or "the Group") (LSE: OXB), a leading gene and cell therapy group, today announces that Vulpes Testudo/Lifesciences Fund, has advised the Group that on 4 February 2021 it sold 970,000 ordinary shares of 50p each in the Group. The shares have been acquired by a subsidiary of Vitruvian Investment Partnership III, a fund managed by Vitruvian Partners LLP. Vitruvian Partners is a leading global growth investment firm with €10bn AUM, and has supported some of Europe's most successful high growth innovators. They are highly respected with a long term focus and strong interest in cell and gene therapy.

 

Martin Diggle from VulpesTestudo/Lifesceinces Fund said: "Through the recent sale of a portion of our holding to Vitruvian Partners LLP, Oxford Biomedica gains another well respected long-term shareholder.  We are excited about the future for the Group, remain fully supportive of the business and continue to retain a significant shareholding."

 

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i

 

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :

OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer


2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify)iii:

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

VULPES LIFE SCIENCES FUND

VULPES TESTUDO FUND

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

CAYMAN ISLANDS

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

04/02/2021

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

05/02/2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

11.86%

0%

11.86%

9,768,615

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

-

0%

 

 

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0006648157

9,768,615

 

11.86%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

9,768,615

11.86%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

X

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv(please add additional rows as necessary)

 

Name xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

11. Additional information xvi

 

 

Place of completion

London, UK

Date of completion

04 February 2021

 

Contact name:

Natalie Walter

Contact telephone number:

01865 783000

 

 

-Ends-

 

 

Enquiries:


 

Oxford Biomedica plc

 

John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer

Stuart Paynter, Chief Financial Officer

Catherine Isted, Head of Corporate Development & IR

 

 

 

 

T: +44 (0)1865 783 000

T: +44 (0)1865 783 000

T: +44 (0)1865 954 161 / E: ir@oxb.com

 

 

Consilium Strategic Communications

 

Mary-Jane Elliott/Matthew Neal

 

 

 

T: +44 (0)20 3709 5700

 

 

About Oxford Biomedica

Oxford Biomedica (LSE:OXB) is a leading, fully integrated, gene and cell therapy group focused on developing life changing treatments for serious diseases. Oxford Biomedica and its subsidiaries (the "Group") have built a sector leading lentiviral vector delivery platform (LentiVector®), which the Group leverages to develop in vivo and ex vivo products both in-house and with partners. The Group has created a valuable proprietary portfolio of gene and cell therapy product candidates in the areas of oncology, ophthalmology, CNS disorders, liver diseases and respiratory disease. The Group has also entered into a number of partnerships, including with Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sanofi, Sio Gene Therapies, Orchard Therapeutics, Santen, Beam Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium and Imperial Innovations, through which it has long-term economic interests in other potential gene and cell therapy products. Additionally the group has signed a 3 year master supply and development agreement with AstraZeneca for large-scale manufacturing of the adenoviral based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222. Oxford Biomedica is based across several locations in Oxfordshire, UK and employs more than 580 people. Further information is available at  www.oxb.com

 

 

 

 

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